English as a Second Language - Basic Level 6

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Today we are learning
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Unit 3:
Review
Objectives

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

• Review vocabulary for talking about physical features and appearances.
• Practice describing yourself and others in terms of appearance.
• Understand and form the superlative and comparative for adjectives (regular and
irregular) related to appearance.
• Make comparisons between people and physical descriptions in spoken and
written conversation.
• Review the stylistic and formatting features of paragraphs.
 Are you ready? Do you have your…?
positive attitude

pencil notebook
camera on microphone on

YES!

chat box ready volume up

NO!
Important reminder: Academic Calendar
Today is the last day of Unit 3!

Check the ‘Academic Calendar’ on

Moodle to see:

• Homework assignment #3
• Workbook—extra practice!

Do you have any questions?

How are you doing today?
Vocabulary: Adjectives
Close your notebooks and brainstorm as many adjectives as you can for talking
about these different topics:
When do we use the verb ‘to be’, and when
do we use the verb ‘have’ when we are
talking about appearances?

hair

faces

eyes

skin

age
Review: Describing People
How much vocabulary do you remember for describing people’s appearances? Watch
this video and practice the vocabulary—and write down any new words in your
notebook!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0YQX7gGkQs
(Vocabulary review: 0:00-2:34
Examples and practice: 3:43-5:50)

Difficult Vocab: New Vocab:

What does your look like?:
Watch this video about two friends describing the people in their lives. Make
notes about the questions they ask, and the descriptions they give:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6x4hUIO1Os

Descriptions: What does your

Work with a partner: Ask best friend look
and answer questions
about the different
like?
people in your lives!

What does your

partner look
like?
Vocabulary: Further Practice
Work with a partner. Discuss the differences between the
following vocabulary word pairs. How can you explain the
differences in English? Choose the simplest explanations
and share them with the group!

wavy/curly

middle-aged/elderly
hazel/brown

narrow/thin
oval/round
beautiful/handsome
 Listen…

Dictation:

…and write!

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2.) _______________________________

3.) _______________________________

4.) _______________________________

5.) _______________________________
Superlative Adjectives:
Can you complete this chart of superlative adjectives without looking
at your notes? What do you remember about the superlative form?

Adjective Superlative What other

adjectives do you
old
(regular) know? Make the
young superlative form and
(adjective ends with red share an example
vowel + consonant) with the class!
thin
blue
(adjective ends with ‘e’)
cute
curly
(adjective ends with ‘y’)
friendly
beautiful
(adjective is long)
handsome
Superlatives with Irregular Adjectives:
Fill in the blanks with the superlative form of the adjectives in (brackets)!

1.) They are __________ at playing

volleyball! (good)

2.) This weather is _________ all week.

(bad)

3.) He has _________ muscles of

everyone at the gym. (much/many)

4.) Little Emily has ________ hair of

everyone in the family. (little)
Grammar: Superlative Adjectives
Make questions with the adjectives in the superlative form. Who has the
Work with a partner to ask and answer questions about the most handsome
different faces: eyebrows?

A B C D E F

short round wide thick dark fair long grey

straight young narrow curly wavy thin plump

G H I J K L
Comparative Adjectives:
Can you complete this chart of comparative adjectives without looking
at your notes? What do you remember about the comparative form?
What other
Adjective Comparative adjectives do you
old know? Make the
(regular)
young comparative form
and share an
(adjective ends with red example with the
vowel + consonant)
thin class!
blue
(adjective ends with ‘e’)
cute
curly
(adjective ends with ‘y’)
friendly
beautiful
(adjective is long)
handsome
Comparatives with Irregular Adjectives:
Fill in the blanks with the comparative form of the adjectives in (brackets)!

1.) They are __________ at playing

volleyball than the other team! (good)

2.) This weather is _________ than the

weather last week. (bad)

3.) He has _________ muscles than

everyone at the gym. (much/many)

4.) Little Emily has ________ hair than

everyone in the family. (little)
Comparative Adjectives: Practice
Let’s practice!
Complete the comparative sentence using the adjective in (brackets):
1.) My grandmother has _______ hair than me. (blonde)

2.) My twin and I look the same, but if you look closely you can
see that I have __________ eyes than him. (narrow)

3.) My son’s nose is _______ and _______ than his father’s.

(small/ wide)

4.) I think you look ________ with your hair in braids. (pretty)

5.) His hair was ________ in the morning before the rain came.
(straight)

6.) They look _________ in their suits than in their school

uniforms. (handsome)
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Making Comparisons:
Look at these picture sets. Work with a partner and write three sentences (two with
comparatives and one with a superlative) for each set.

A C

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Paragraphs:

What is a paragraph?
When do we use
them?
What do they look
like?
Writing: Focus on Linking
Write a short paragraph about your own appearance!
What do you look like? Add details! Make sure your
paragraph follows the writing rules and conventions:

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 What language did
we practice
today?

Review: My study list!

Before the final exam, I
Today we reviewed…
need to review:
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Quiz:
Great work!
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(You can do it!)